Job Details
Street Homeless Support Worker
ForHousing
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Expires in 24 days
Overview
Everything we do aims to positively impact the lives of our social housing tenants and deliver on what matters to them and their communities. We provide safe, well-maintained, sustainable homes and deliver customer-focused services. ForHousing is a place where everyone can thrive and be themselves.
£23,652.07
per year
Chester
Key information
As part of our Housing Management Contract (ForFutures), you’ll maintain contact with people who sleep rough across the borough, helping them exit a street lifestyle as quickly and safely as possible.
About the role
What you’ll be doing:
- Providing street outreach to assist people who sleep rough with accessing accommodation, treatment, primary care, and other relevant services.
- Walks and tours to target locations, to identify, engage with, and support customers.
- Helping to build customer confidence, personal worth, motivation, emotional well-being, and work ethic.
- Collaborating with external agencies for customer referrals.
- Completing and maintaining relevant paperwork in line with data protection.
- Undertaking risk assessments and creating plans with the customer.
If you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please get in touch with the team on recruitment@forhousing.co.uk
Requirements
What we’re looking for:
- Confidence and excellent communications skills.
- Knowledge of safeguarding.
- NVQ in level 2 and 3 Social Care, or equivalent would be ideal, but isn’t essential.
- Driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.